Mr Artworld
By well-wisher
Sat, 30 Sep 2017
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Mr Artworld was presenting a BBC Arts documentary all about the Art of modern Totalitarian regimes.
"In Soviet Russia", he said to the camera, "You didn't decide what Art was, the state decided".
Just then his assistant came in carrying two paintings in his arms.
"What is it?", said Mr Artworld, "Can't you see I'm filming a documentary for the BBC".
"Uh sorry, Mr Artworld", said his assistant, "I just wanted to know which of these paintings you say is art".
Mr Artworld looked at the two paintings.
"Well the one on the left obviously", he said.
"But that ones not very popular", said his assistant.
"Whats that got to do with it?", said Mr Artworld, "If Art pandered to what people wanted it would just be populist trash. Ordinary people don't know anything about Art".
"Right", said his assistant, binning and burning the painting that Mr Artworld didn't like while paying the artist who made the other one squillions of pounds.
But then Mr Artworld turned back towards the BBC film crew.
"In Nazi Germany", he said to the camera, "You didn't decide what Art was, the state decided".
Just then, however, his assistant came in again carrying a dirty nappy in one hand and a dead gerbil in the other.
"What is it now?", said Mr Artworld, irritably, "I'm trying to tell the world all about Art".
"Sorry, Mr Artworld", said his Assistant, "I just wanted to know which of these should win the Turner Prize this year".
Mr Artworld smelled the dirty nappy and then the dead gerbil.
"The nappy. The nappy", said Mr Artworld.
"Are you sure?", asked his assistant, surprised, "It just looks like a dirty nappy to me?"
"What the artist is saying is that life is full of poop because we are like babies", said Mr Artworld, "Its a very challenging, insightful piece about the modern world".
"Right", said his assistant, "And what about the dead gerbil?".
"Put it to one side. I'll have it for lunch", said Mr Artworld.
His assistant went out again and Mr Artworld turned back towards the film crew.
"In Communist China", he said to the camera, "You didn't decide what Art was, the state decided".
"In Soviet Russia", he said to the camera, "You didn't decide what Art was, the state decided".
Just then his assistant came in carrying two paintings in his arms.
"What is it?", said Mr Artworld, "Can't you see I'm filming a documentary for the BBC".
"Uh sorry, Mr Artworld", said his assistant, "I just wanted to know which of these paintings you say is art".
Mr Artworld looked at the two paintings.
"Well the one on the left obviously", he said.
"But that ones not very popular", said his assistant.
"Whats that got to do with it?", said Mr Artworld, "If Art pandered to what people wanted it would just be populist trash. Ordinary people don't know anything about Art".
"Right", said his assistant, binning and burning the painting that Mr Artworld didn't like while paying the artist who made the other one squillions of pounds.
But then Mr Artworld turned back towards the BBC film crew.
"In Nazi Germany", he said to the camera, "You didn't decide what Art was, the state decided".
Just then, however, his assistant came in again carrying a dirty nappy in one hand and a dead gerbil in the other.
"What is it now?", said Mr Artworld, irritably, "I'm trying to tell the world all about Art".
"Sorry, Mr Artworld", said his Assistant, "I just wanted to know which of these should win the Turner Prize this year".
Mr Artworld smelled the dirty nappy and then the dead gerbil.
"The nappy. The nappy", said Mr Artworld.
"Are you sure?", asked his assistant, surprised, "It just looks like a dirty nappy to me?"
"What the artist is saying is that life is full of poop because we are like babies", said Mr Artworld, "Its a very challenging, insightful piece about the modern world".
"Right", said his assistant, "And what about the dead gerbil?".
"Put it to one side. I'll have it for lunch", said Mr Artworld.
His assistant went out again and Mr Artworld turned back towards the film crew.
"In Communist China", he said to the camera, "You didn't decide what Art was, the state decided".
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